For research into developing a treatment for mirroring in gelatin based photographic prints
A critique of rock art research in India
For research on sericulture heritage in Assam
For video-documentation of ornamental shell industries of the Ramanathapuram coast of Tamil Nadu
For research on recent findings of boat and ship motifs in Tamil Nadu
For exploration and documentation of architectural remains in eastern India
A study of the contributions of the Nizam's government (Hyderabad State) to the growth of archaeology in the Deccan region
Iconometry and Icon makers
A study of the conservation of the monuments of the Mandu-Rewakund group
A study of the musical heritage of Sriandal temple at Srivilliputtur, Tamilnadu